“I wish there was a knob on the TV to turn up the intelligence”
A popular joke about television's "brightness" knob was given by the comedian Gallagher: "I wish there was a knob on the TV to turn up the intelligence. There's a knob…
“I’m so old I remember when there were white people on tv commercials”
"I'm so old I remember when there were white people on tv commercials" (shown on an image) was posted on America's Best Pics & Videos on December 7, 2021. It's not…
“I’ve been watching the Origami Channel. It’s paper view”
"Pay Per View" sounds like "paper view." An obvious joke is: "I've been watching the Origami Channel. It's paper view." The "paper view" origami…
“I’ve just turned off the news and put on a serial killer documentary to relax”
"I've just turned off the news and put on a serial killer documentary to relax" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The news often gets people angry or…
“I’ve never been on a cooking show, but I did point out to my family how the cut up hot dogs I added to the macaroni and cheese…”
A cooking joke has it that the speaker has never been on a cooking show, but the speaker can cook something simple (like maybe boil water) and put a kitchen towel over the shoulder. Impressive,…
“I’ve never been on a cooking show, but I did put a kitchen towel over my shoulder once when I made a grilled cheese”
A cooking joke has it that the speaker has never been on a cooking show, but the speaker can cook something simple (like maybe boil water) and put a kitchen towel over the shoulder. Impressive,…
“If a man watches three football games in a row, he should be declared legally dead”
"If a man watches three football games in a row, he should be declared legally dead" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Newark (NJ) Evening News journalist Thomas Mackin…
“If advertisers were smart, they’d make a silent, slow-motion commercial”
Many people tape programs and fast forward through the advertisements. James Breakwell wrote on Twitter on March 20, 2013: "If advertisers were smart, they’d make a silent, slow-motion…
“If it wasn’t for Edison, we’d be watching television by candlelight”
American comedian and actor George Gobel (1919-1991) hosted Light's Diamond Jubilee, a two-hour TV special that aired on October 24, 1954 on all four U.S. television networks of the time…
“If liars’ pants really did catch on fire, watching the news would be a lot more fun”
"Liar, liar, pants on fire" is an old rhyme. "If liars' pants really did catch on fire, watching the news would be a lot more fun" is a saying that has been
“If you don’t stop lying, you’ll grow up to be a BBC reporter”
"If you don't stop lying, you'll grow up to be a news reporter" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The meme usually mentions a specific organization that the…
“If you don’t stop lying, you’ll grow up to be a CNN reporter”
"If you don't stop lying, you'll grow up to be a news reporter" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The meme usually mentions a specific organization that the…
“If you haven’t been fired at least once, you haven’t worked in radio”
"If you haven't been fired, you haven't been in radio long enough" has been cited in print since at least 1982. Radio and television broadcasting are driven by ratings. Format…
“If you think your microwave and your TV spying on you is bad…” (joke)
Many devices (microwave, TV, laptop, smartphone) in the household can spy on people. "If you think your microwave spying on you is bad... Your vacuum cleaner has been gathering dirt on you for…
“If you want to change the world, do it while you’re single. Married, you can’t change channels”
"If you want to change the world, do it while you're single. Once you're married, you can't even change the TV channel" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many…
“If you watch TV, you are in the middle of a deadly pandemic. If you don’t, it’s Wednesday”
"If you watch TV, you are in the middle of a deadly pandemic. If you don't, it's Wednesday" was posted on Twitter by Arthur Joannard on July 14, 2012. That is, the television is…
“If you win the morning, you win the day” (radio adage)
"As the morning goes, so goes the station" was the slogan of WNBC (New York, NY) station manager Perry Bascom in 1972. Bascom -- a former president of Radio Advertising Representatives --…
“Imitation is the sincerest form of television”
"Imitation is the sincerest [form] of flattery" was written by Charles Caleb Cotton in 1820. "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" is a quotation that has been credited…
“Instead of ‘breaking news’ they should say ‘wait till you hear this shit’”
Aaron Parnas started his TikTok on May 22, 2026 with "Wait till you hear this shit." Aaron Parnas did a TikTok on May 24, 2026 titled, "WE ARE RETIRING BREAKING NEWS BECAUSE THE NEWS…
“Internet killed the video star” (“Internet killed the video store”)
"Video Killed the Radio Star" is a song written by Trevor Horn, Geoff Downes and Bruce Woolley in 1978, and was first recorded by Bruce Woolley and The Camera Club. The British group the…